bee: noun (2) 1. A ring or torque of metal, usually meant for the arm or neck; but in one case at
least used of a finger-ring. Obs.OED

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beetle: noun1 1. a. An implement consisting of a heavy weight or ‘head,’ usually of
wood, with a handle or stock, used for driving wedges or pegs, ramming down paving
stones, or for crushing, bruising, beating, flattening, or smoothing, in various
industrial and domestic operations, and having various shapes according to the purpose
for which it is used; a mallOED

biren: verb[OE ge)byrian, & cp. OI byrja. In ME this verb, a synonym of bihoōven, occurs
almost exclusively in the NM and the N, and only in the 3rd person.] 1b. With personal
subj.: (a) to be under obligation, be in duty bound (to do sth.), ought (to do)MED

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biwilen: verbTo trick or delude (sb.), as by witchcraft, cunning, or insincerity.MED

derken: verb (5, 6) 5 (a) Of eyes: to become blurred or blind; also fig.; (b) of a person, the mind: to
grow confused or befuddled; 6 (a) To keep or lie still (as if in darkness or hiding);
linger apprehensively; (b) to lie in wait, lurkMED

hayward: noun An officer of a manor, township, or parish, having charge of the fences and
enclosures, esp. to keep cattle from breaking through from the common into enclosed
fields; sometimes, the herdsman of the cattle feeding on the commonOED

hinder: adj.1 and noun.2 A. adj.1 1. Situated behind, at the back, or in the rear; posterior.
(Notwithstanding its comparative form, it does not differ in sense from hind, but
is more frequently used. Cf. YON adv., YONDER adv., adj., pron.,
and n.) hinder gate, postern gate. 2. Of time. a. Last past,
‘last’; as in this hinder day yesterday, this hinder night
last night, yesternight.OED

hōrien: verb (2)(a) To defile (sb. or sth.), defoul, pollute; (b) to be or become physically corrupted
or rancid; also fig. [quot.: c1390]; (c) ppl. horied, of a person:
defiled, corrupted; of an animal: ceremonially unclean.MED

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i-long: adjectiveadj., Situated behind, at the back, or in the rear; posterior. (Notwithstanding
its comparative form, it does not differ in sense from hind, but is more frequently
used)OED

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keach: verbtrans. To take up (water, etc.) with a shallow vessel; to scoop up, ladle out: =
CLEACH v. 3OED

palatine: adjective Originally: designating a county or other territory in England (and later other
countries) as having a ruler with royal privileges and judicial authority (within the
territory) which elsewhere belong to the sovereign alone (now hist.). Later: designating
a modern administrative area corresponding to thisOED

shamble: noun In Old English, a table or counter for exposing goods for sale, counting money, etc.
Obs.OED

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shavaldour: noun [Aberrant form of chevale macronr n., perh. influenced by a local var. or
surname in the north of England, which may also have produced AL schavaldor.] A
wanderer, vagabond; also, a gentleman robber near the Scottish border; ?also, a minstrel
or entertainer; (b) as surnameMED

simnel: noun (1.) A loaf or bun made of fine flour, usu. lighter than wastel; bread of this kind; ~
horn, ~ with the horn, ?a loaf of this bread made with pointed ends or corners; ferthing
~, a loaf of this bread worth one farthing; (b) ~ silver, ?money paid for transporting
bread of this kind; (c) in surnamesMED

thir: demonstrative adjective (1.) Qualifying a plural noun or singular nouns indicating something physically present or
near or something which has already been or is about to be mentioned: THESEDictionary of the Scots Language

way: noun (1) gen. A track prepared or available for travelling along; a road, street, lane, or
pathOED

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we: pronoun In indefinite usages, often in statements relating to the human condition generally:
(2a) we, one, people, everybody; also used conventionally in prayers, carols, etc.MED

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ween: verbObs. exc. arch. 1. trans. In regard to what is present or past: To
think, surmise, suppose, conceive, believe, consider. In Middle English often with
wellOED

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weir: noun 1. Warfare. a. A state or period of hostilities and combat existing between political
groups, esp. realms or nations; also, specif. the warlike activity appropriate to
knights, and also sometimes applied to the skills involved (see (3) below and cf. some
quots. in 2 (1)). b. Hostilities, strife, etc. between (groups of) individuals pursuing
private enmities.Dictionary of the Scots Language